DALZIEL BROTHERS (wood-engraver), Frederic LEIGHTON (draughtsman)
Samson and the lion
(1865-1881); published 1881
illustration for Dalziel's Bible Gallery, published by George Routledge & Sons, London, 1881

Medium
wood-engraving

Measurements
18.6 × 18.6 cm (image) 18.8 × 18.8 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Printing/Publishing
engraved and printed by Dalziel Brothers

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: DALZIEL Sc

Accession Number
2929.56-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
illustrations (layout features) killing lion (species) men (male humans) religious characters Samson (Old Testament character) Samson and the Lion (Old Testament narrative)

Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian